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Mid-States Football Association

{{Short description|U.S. college athletic conference}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Mid-States Football Association

| logo = Midstates football assoc logo.png

| logo_size = 200

| founded = {{start date and age|1993}}

| association = NAIA

| teams = 12

| sports = 1 (football only)

| region = Midwestern United States

| commissioner = Ron Korfmacher

| website = {{URL|https://www.mid-statesfootball.org/|mid-statesfootball.org}}

| map = MSFA-USA-states.PNG

| map_size = 250

| color = #222222; border: 2px solid #C50505

| font_color = white

}}

The Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference sponsors only football. Member institutions are located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The MSFA was organized in 1993, and on-field competition began in 1994. The conference is divided into two leagues, the Mideast League and the Midwest League. The two MSFA league champions each earn an automatic bid to the NAIA football national championship playoffs. MSFA member schools have won eight NAIA football national championships.

For other sports, MSFA-member schools are affiliated with a variety of other conferences including the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Crossroads League, and the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference.

History

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=Chronological timeline=

  • 1994 – The Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) was founded. Charter members included the following, beginning the 1994 fall season (1994–95 academic year):
  • Geneva College, Malone College (now Malone University), Tiffin University, Urbana University, and Westminster College representing the Mideast League
  • and the University of Findlay, Lindenwood College (now Lindenwood University), Olivet Nazarene University, Saint Xavier University, Taylor University and Trinity International University representing the Midwest League
  • 1996 – Lindenwood left the MSFA to move its football program with its other sports when it joined the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) after the 1995 fall season (1995–96 academic year).
  • 1996 – Tri-State University (now Trine University) and Walsh University joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League, while Iowa Wesleyan College (later Iowa Wesleyan University) and St. Ambrose University joined the MSFA to represent the Midwest League, all effective in the 1996 fall season (1996–97 academic year).
  • 1998 – Findlay and Westminster (Pa.) left the MSFA to move their football programs to the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC), along with their other sports when both joined the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) after the 1997 fall season (1997–98 academic year).
  • 1998 – The University of Saint Francis of Indiana joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League, while McKendree College (now McKendree University) joined the MSFA to represent the Midwest League, both effective in the 1998 fall season (1998–99 academic year).
  • 1999 – St. Ambrose opted to not compete in the MSFA for the 1999 fall season (1999–2000 academic year).
  • 1999 – The University of St. Francis of Illinois joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League in the 1999 fall season (1999–2000 academic year).
  • 2000 – St. Ambrose returned to the MSFA in the 2000 fall season (2000–01 academic year).
  • 2002 – Tiffin left the MSFA to join the Independent Football Alliance (IFA) after the 2001 fall season (2001–02 academic year).
  • 2002 – William Penn University joined the MSFA to represent the Midwest League in the 2002 fall season (2002–03 academic year).
  • 2003 – Trine left the MSFA to move its football program with its other sports when it joined the NCAA Division III ranks after the 2002 fall season (2002–03 academic year).
  • 2003 – Quincy University joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League in the 2003 fall season (2003–04 academic year).
  • 2004 – Ohio Dominican University joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League in the 2004 fall season (2004–05 academic year).
  • 2006 – Quincy moved to the Midwest League in the 2006 fall season (2006–07 academic year).
  • 2007 – Geneva left the MSFA to move its football program with its other sports when it joined the NCAA Division III ranks and the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) after the 2006 fall season (2006–07 academic year).
  • 2007 – Marian University joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League in the 2007 fall season (2007–08 academic year).
  • 2007 – Saint Xavier (Ill.) moved to the Mideast League in the 2007 fall season (2007–08 academic year).
  • 2008 – Urbana left the MSFA to move its football program with its other sports when it joined the NCAA Division II ranks after the 2007 fall season (2007–08 academic year).
  • 2009 – Ohio Dominican left the MSFA to move its football program with its other sports when it joined the NCAA Division II ranks after the 2008 fall season (2008–09 academic year).
  • 2009 – Grand View University and Waldorf University joined the MSFA to represent the Midwest League in the 2009 fall season (2009–10 academic year).
  • 2009 – Olivet Nazarene and Trinity International moved to the Mideast League in the 2009 fall season (2009–10 academic year).
  • 2011 – Three institutions left the MSFA to move their football programs with their other sports when they joined the NCAA Division II ranks, all effective after the 2010 fall season (2010–11 academic year):
  • Malone and Walsh to the GLIAC
  • and McKendree to the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC)
  • 2011 – Concordia University Ann Arbor joined the MSFA to represent in the Mideast League in the 2011 fall season (2011–12 academic year).
  • 2011 – Quincy returned to the Mideast League, while Olivet Nazarene and Trinity International went back to the Midwest League in the 2011 fall season (2011–12 academic year).
  • 2012 – Two institutions left the MSFA to move their football programs with their other sports when they joined the NCAA ranks, both effective after the 2011 fall season (2011–12 academic year):
  • Quincy to D-II and the GLVC
  • and Iowa Wesleyan to D-III and eventually to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)
  • 2012 – Siena Heights University joined the MSFA to represent in the Mideast League in the 2012 fall season (2012–13 academic year).
  • 2013 – Robert Morris University Illinois joined the MSFA to represent in the Mideast League in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
  • 2013 – Saint Xavier (Ill.) returned to the Mideast League, while Saint Francis (Ill.) moved to the Midwest League, both effective in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
  • 2014 – Waldorf left the MSFA to join the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) as an affiliate member for football after the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
  • 2015 – Grand View and William Penn left the MSFA to move their football programs with their other sports when both joined the HAAC after the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
  • 2015 – Lindenwood University – Belleville and Missouri Baptist University joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League in the 2015 fall season (2015–16 academic year).
  • 2015 – Saint Francis (Ill.) went back to the Mideast League in the 2015 fall season (2015–16 academic year).
  • 2019 – Lindenwood–Belleville left the MSFA after the 2018 fall season (2018–19 academic year).
  • 2019 – Indiana Wesleyan University and Lawrence Technological University joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League in the 2019 fall season (2019–20 academic year).
  • 2019 – Missouri Baptist moved to the Midwest League in the 2019 fall season (2019–20 academic year).
  • 2020 – Robert Morris (Ill.) left the MSFA after the 2019 fall season (2019–20 academic year).
  • 2020 – Madonna University joined the MSFA to represent the Mideast League, while Roosevelt University joined the MSFA to represent the Midwest League, both effective in the 2020 fall season (2020–21 academic year).
  • 2021 – Judson University joined the MSFA to represent the Midwest League in the 2021 fall season (2021–22 academic year).
  • 2023 – Missouri Baptist left the MSFA to move their football program to the HAAC as a football associate after the 2022 fall season (2022–23 academic year).
  • 2023 – Trinity International left the MSFA, coinciding with the closure of its residential campus at the end of the spring semester in favor of online undergraudate programs.
  • 2024 – Two institutions left the MSFA to move their football programs, both effective after the 2023 fall season (2023–24 academic year):
  • Roosevelt to join the NCAA D-II ranks and the GLIAC
  • and St. Ambrose to join the HAAC as a football associate{{cite press release |title=St. Ambrose and William Woods Football to Join the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2024 |url=https://heartofamericaconference.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/20230724nqg6h7 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |publisher=Heart of America Athletic Conference |date=July 24, 2023}}
  • 2024 – Defiance College joined the MSFA to represent in the Mideast League in the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).
  • 2024 – Marian and Saint Francis (Ind.) moved to the Midwest League in the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).
  • 2025 – Concordia–Ann Arbor will leave the MSFA after the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).
  • 2026 – Siena Heights will leave the MSFA upon the closure of the university after the 2025–26 academic year.
  • 2026 – Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College will join the MSFA in the 2026 fall season (2026–27 academic year).

Member schools

=Current members=

The MSFA currently has 12 member schools, all of them are private schools.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=current|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Primary
conference

class="sortmiddle"

! colspan=8 style="background:#ff7f00" | Mideast League

Defiance College

| Defiance, Ohio

| 1850

| United Church of Christ

| 511

| Yellow Jackets

| 2024

| Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)

Indiana Wesleyan University

| Marion, Indiana

| 1920

| Wesleyan Church

| 14,957

| Wildcats

| 2019

| Crossroads

Lawrence Technological University

| Southfield, Michigan

| 1932

| Nonsectarian

| 3,260

| Blue Devils

| 2019

| Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)

Madonna University

| Livonia, Michigan

| 1930

| Catholic

| 2,054

| Crusaders

| 2020

| Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)

bgcolor=#ffa0a0

| Siena Heights University

| Adrian, Michigan

| 1919

| Catholic

| 1,832

| Saints

| 2012

| Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)

Taylor University

| Upland, Indiana

| 1846

| Nondenominational

| 2,398

| Trojans

| 1994

| Crossroads

class="sorttop"

! colspan=8 style="background:#ffd800" | Midwest League

Judson University

| Elgin, Illinois

| 1963

| American Baptist

| 1,058

| Eagles

| 2021

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

Marian University

| Indianapolis, Indiana

| 1851

| Catholic

| 3,586

| Knights

| 2007

| Crossroads

Olivet Nazarene University

| Bourbonnais, Illinois

| 1907

| Nazarene

| 3,275

| Tigers

| 1994

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

{{sort|Saint Francis (Ill.)|University of St. Francis (Ill.)}}

| Joliet, Illinois

| 1920

| Catholic

| 3,185

| Fighting Saints

| 1999

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

{{sort|Saint Francis (Ind.)|University of Saint Francis (Ind.)}}

| Fort Wayne, Indiana

| 1890

| Catholic

| 1,852

| Cougars

| 1998

| Crossroads

Saint Xavier University

| Chicago, Illinois

| 1846

| Catholic

| 3,457

| Cougars

| 1994

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=current}}

=Future member=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joining

! Primary
conference

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana

| 1840

| Catholic
{{small|(Sisters of Providence)}}

| 1,227

| Pomeroys

| 2026

| River States (RSC)

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=future}}

=Former members=

The MSFA has 22 former member schools, all of them were private schools.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}

! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}

! Primary
conference
when
joining
the MSFA

! Primary
conference

Concordia University (Mich.)

| Ann Arbor, Michigan

| 1963

| Lutheran LCMS

| 1,351

| Cardinals

| 2011

| 2025

| Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)

| Discontinued athletics in 2025

{{sort|Findlay|University of Findlay}}

| Findlay, Ohio

| 1882

| Churches of God

| 5,057

| Oilers

| 1994

| 1998

| Great Lakes (GLIAC){{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.}}

| Great Midwest (G-MAC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

Geneva College

| Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

| 1848

| Reformed

| 1,258

| Golden
Tornadoes

| 1994

| 2007

| Keystone–Empire (KECC)

| Presidents' (PAC){{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.}}

Grand View University

| Des Moines, Iowa

| 1896

| Lutheran ELCA

| 1,796

| Vikings

| 2009

| 2015

| Midwest (MCC)

| Heart of America (HAAC)

Iowa Wesleyan College

| Mount Pleasant, Iowa

| 1842

| United
Methodist

| N/A

| Tigers

| 1996

| 2012

| Midwest (MCC)

| Closed in 2023

Lindenwood University

| {{sort|Saint Charles|St. Charles, Missouri}}

| 1827

| Presbyterian
{{small|(PCUSA)}}

| 7,288

| Lions

| 1994

| 1996

| Heart of America (HAAC)

| Ohio Valley (OVC){{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.}}

Lindenwood University–Belleville

| Belleville, Illinois

| 2003

| Presbyterian
{{small|(PCUSA)}}

| N/A

| Lynx

| 2015

| 2019

| American Midwest

| Closed in 2020

Malone University

| Canton, Ohio

| 1892

| Evangelical

| 1,205

| Pioneers

| 1994

| 2011

| American Mideast

| Great Midwest (G-MAC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

McKendree University

| Lebanon, Illinois

| 1828

| United
Methodist

| 2,075

| Bearcats

| 1998

| 2011

| American Midwest

| Great Lakes Valley (GLVC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

Missouri Baptist University

| {{sort|Saint Louis|St. Louis, Missouri}}

| 1828

| Southern Baptist

| 5,641

| Spartans

| 2015

| 2023

| American Midwest

| Heart of America (HAAC)

Ohio Dominican University

| Columbus, Ohio

| 1911

| Catholic
{{small|(OP)}}

| 1,258

| Panthers

| 2004

| 2009

| American Mideast

| Great Midwest (G-MAC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

Quincy University

| Quincy, Illinois

| 1860

| Catholic
{{small|(Franciscan)}}

| 1,280

| Hawks

| 2003

| 2012

| colspan=2 | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

Robert Morris University

| Chicago, Illinois

| 1913

| Nonsectarian

| N/A

| Eagles

| 2013

| 2020

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

| N/A{{efn|group=former|Robert Morris (Ill.) was merged into Roosevelt University after the 2019 fall season (2019–20 school year).}}

Roosevelt University

| Chicago, Illinois

| 1945

| Nonsectarian

| 4,015

| Lakers

| 2020

| 2024

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

| Great Lakes (GLIAC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

{{sort|Saint Ambrose|St. Ambrose University}}

| Davenport, Iowa

| 1882

| Catholic

| 2,703

| Fighting Bees

| 1996{{efn|group=former|St. Ambrose didn't compete in the MSFA during the 1999 fall season (1999–2000 school year).}}

| 2024

| Midwest (MCC)

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

Tiffin University

| Tiffin, Ohio

| 1888

| Nonsectarian

| 3,598

| Dragons

| 1994

| 2002

| American Mideast

| Great Midwest (G-MAC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

Trine University

| Angola, Indiana

| 1884

| Nonsectatian

| 4,471

| Thunder

| 1996

| 2003

| Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)

| Michigan (MIAA){{efn|group=former|name=D3}}

Trinity International University

| Deerfield, Illinois

| 1897

| Evangelical

| 852

| Trojans

| 1994

| 2023

| Chicagoland (CCAC)

| N/A{{efn|group=former|Trinity International closed their residential campus after 2022–23 school year and now it only have online modalities.}}

Urbana University

| Urbana, Ohio

| 1850

| Nonsectarian

| N/A

| Blue Knights

| 1994

| 2008

| American Mideast

| Closed in 2020

Waldorf College

| Forest City, Iowa

| 1903

| For-profit{{efn|group=full|Formerly affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) until 2010.}}

| 2,657

| Warriors

| 2009

| 2014

| Midwest (MCC)

| Great Plains (GPAC)

Walsh University

| North Canton, Ohio

| 1960

| Catholic
{{small|(Diocese of
Youngstown)}}

| 2,160

| Cavaliers

| 1996

| 2011

| American Mideast

| Great Midwest (G-MAC){{efn|group=former|name=D2}}

Westminster College

| New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

| 1852

| Presbyterian
{{small|(PCUSA)}}

| 1,203

| Titans

| 1994

| 1998

| Keystone–Empire (KECC)

| Presidents' (PAC){{efn|group=former|name=D3}}

William Penn University

| Oskaloosa, Iowa

| 1873

| Quakers

| 1,536

| Statesmen

| 2002

| 2015

| Midwest (MCC)

| Heart of America (HAAC)

;Notes:

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bar:5 shift:(20) color:yelloworange from:2011 till:end text:(2011–present)

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bar:6 color:redorange from:2007 till:2013 text:(2007–2013)

bar:6 color:yelloworange from:2013 till:end text:(2013–present)

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bar:7 color:redorange from:2002 till:end text:(2002–present)

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bar:18 shift:(20) color:yelloworange from:2015 till:end text:(2015–present)

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bar:20 shift:(30) color:yelloworange from:2006 till:2011 text:(2006–2011)

bar:20 color:redorange from:2011 till:2012 text:(2011–2012)

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bar:22 color:yelloworange from:2024 till:end text:(2024–present)

bar:23 color:yelloworange from:2009 till:2014 text:Waldorf (2009–2014)

bar:24 color:yelloworange from:2009 till:2015 text:Grand View (2009–2015)

bar:25 color:redorange from:2011 till:2025 text:Concordia–Michigan (2011–2025)

bar:26 color:redorange from:2012 till:end text:Siena Heights (2012–present)

bar:27 color:redorange from:2013 till:2015 text:Robert Morris (2013–2015)

bar:27 shift:(90) color:yelloworange from:2015 till:2020 text:(2015–2020)

bar:28 color:redorange from:2015 till:2019 text:Lindenwood–Belleville (2015–2019)

bar:29 color:redorange from:2015 till:2019 text:Missouri Baptist (2015–2019)

bar:29 shift:(50) color:yelloworange from:2019 till:2023 text:(2019–2023)

bar:30 color:redorange from:2019 till:end text:Indiana Wesleyan (2019–present)

bar:31 color:redorange from:2019 till:end text:Lawrence Tech (2019–present)

bar:32 color:redorange from:2020 till:end text:Madonna (2020–present)

bar:33 color:yelloworange from:2020 till:2024 text:Roosevelt (2020–2024)

bar:34 color:yelloworange from:2021 till:end text:Judson (2021–present)

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National Championship appearances

class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
style="background:#b31f2b; color:white;" | Year

!style="background:#b31f2b; color:white;" | MSFA
member

!style="background:#b31f2b; color:white;" | Opponent

!style="background:#b31f2b; color:white;" | Result

!style="background:#b31f2b; color:white;" | Score

style="background:#ff7f00; text-align:center;"

| 1995

Findlay (OH)Central WashingtonTie21–21
style="background:#ff7f00; text-align:center;"

| 1997

Findlay (OH)WillametteWon14–7
style="text-align:center;"

| 1998

Olivet Nazarene (IL)Azusa Pacific (CA)Lost14–17
style="text-align:center;"

| 2004

Saint Francis (IN)Carroll (MT)Lost13–15 {{sup|2OT}}
style="text-align:center;"

| 2005

Saint Francis (IN)Carroll (MT)Lost10–27
style="text-align:center;"

| 2006

Saint Francis (IN)Sioux Falls (SD)Lost19–23
style="background:#ffd800; text-align:center;"

| 2011

Saint Xavier (IL)Carroll (MT)Won24–20
style="background:#ff7f00; text-align:center;"

| 2012

Marian (IN)Morningside (IA)Won30–27 {{sup|OT}}
style="background:#ffd800; text-align:center;"

| 2013

Grand View (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Won35–23
style="text-align:center;"

| 2014

Marian (IN)Southern OregonLost31–55
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| 2015

Marian (IN)Southern OregonWon31–14
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| 2016

Saint Francis (IN)Baker (KS)Won38–17
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| 2017

Saint Francis (IN)Reinhardt (GA)Won24–13
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| 2019

Marian (IN)MorningsideLost38–40

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